Stone cutter gauge



May 28, 1935. W B- OWENS 2,002,676

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Patented May 28, 1935 2,002,675z Y S PATENT OFFICE `2,002,676 slronncrirrna Guinea;V

William B. Owens, Santa Monica, Calif.,"assignor oflone-half tn John C. Steele, Santa Monica, Calif, F 1. Application August; 2 1,` 1933, SerialNo. 686,044

t5 Claims-y; (Cl. :Z3- 80) [My invention relates toa stone cutter gauge.` and the pressure meinberj I3 ahelical spring I5 lt is an object of this invention to provide isdisposed. g a gauge forchipping edges on blocks of'stona The pressure member l3.`s screw tapped for such as used for monuments, which can be the reception f aeeleW threaded bOlt Il' pass- -5 qujcklygppnedandinstantlyremoved by amaning through the seat I5 and having its outer l 5 ueily operated'handie. Meansjere also provided epd Screw 1hreeded for the reception 0f @Wins on the gauge `whereby jletters' may be ruled or nut l3- The Splgyll eIlClS 170 Push the DresspacedV onfthe stoneiby a, sliding adjustment sure member `I3 away from the seat I5 against 0f a ruler mounted on the gauge, thus eliminatthe stones S and itstension may be adjusted by ing` the oldvvv'ay Ojfhaving to measure the stone the operation ofthe mit I8. The upper part and space the `letters evenly fromeaeh side. 0f the pressure member I3, is provided witha particular, the nvention consists ofa flat handle or linger I9 preferably curved slightly metalbar having clamping means for engaging inWardlY- the` block ofstone at bppositesidesj'said clamp- The Vfreely Slidable jaw l2 all lthe Other VVe116! l5 ing vmeanscomprising e'freeiy siidebiejjew' at 0f thefbarl 'eompriseseJ bracket 20 having 15j one epd 0f the bar and a spring pressed jawA at' ClQWIlWerCllY extending ,ears 2l ,COIlIleC'Ged by a thefother'endgthelatter being.` instantly reieaghorizontal crossV member 22,"L which is slidably able ,by means ofl a'manually op'eratedfhandle mounted 011` the bar l0. whereby thewber is reieasecifrom the storie.; A. pressure member 2 3 'ispiveted' 0n a pin 24 y with the gaboverand" other objects in View,V mounted between the ears 2I-2I. The lower 20 which will appearjas the description proceeds; part of thefpressure member 23is provided with myfinvention` consists in 'the construction 'and af plug 25 Gilead 011 rubber directly engages the arrangement`of` parts hereinafter described and bleek-0f Stone S The pleSSulemember 23 iS claimed.H j' "jj `i provided at its upperendwith a cam 26 which 25 lQ "Inthe accompanying drawing, which forms a engages and presses the bar I0 against the ,cross 25 part of the specicatioh, I have illustrated e, pre-l member .22 0f the bracket 20,thereby y securely ferred embodiment of` my invention and 'in elemping'therlawllzlb Position in Teletlon te which; the bar I III J As clearly shown in Fig. 6, the cam "Fig 1' is. tp' plan Vw showing* my 'gajllge 26. li'mits thejswinging movement of the presdamped to 'lock of Stef. sure member 23 just shortV of. the vertical pos- V30 Fig. 2 isa vertical section Valong -line 2-2 of non Oflhef latter- -v Fig' '1 A InFig. 7, a modiiied form o f iawII is illus- .Figs 3 and llareV sections taken on the lines trated' Herekthe helicatspng l5 1S mounted 3 `3y hd 4 4" 1;espve`1yy on Fgj 2; on top o fthe bai; IIJ.. andwiastened thereto at Egsh and @are enlarged detail-Views Tfthe one end with arivet 2l, the other end of the 35 jaws Shown in Fig 2 spring iB .being attached towthe handle I Q of the pressure member I3,

Figgfl is a; modificatonland a similarv view I x of the jaw Shown in Fig 5. Thev letter spacing ru le used in conjunction Y Witl1` the` gaugeconsists oleaat b'ar28 which Referring to the drawing, the gauge consists 40 of a at metal bar lo provided with spring 1s mounted on top of the bar Ill. It passes be- 40 ressed .aw indicated s a, unit at H and a .aw tween the' cross member 22 of the bracket 25 p l a l and the bar l0, there being a recess 2B probodily slidable on the bar I0 indicated as -a unit vided between one half of the Cross membeyzz at l2' The Sprmg pressed Jal. H conslsls of and the bar I0, the cross member 22 being a pressure member I3 extending substantially slightly offset, as Shown in Fig 4. Between the 45 at right angles to the bar m and provided with bar 28 and the bar I0 is a strip of tracing cloth` a horizontal slot I3 through which the bar I!)V O1. the like 30 which projects from the bar 28 passes. The lower end of the pressure member outwardly to the edge of the bar |g Upon this |315,Drefembly,p1`0vded With e plug ll Wllelfl tracing cloth 30 the spaces of the letters or directly engages the bleek of Stone S. This numerals are laid oir. The tracing cloth 3a is 5o plug I4 is, preferably, made of lead, rubber or so positioned prior to its insertion between the like material which will not mar the face of the bars 28 and I0 that the Ibody of the letters is stone. equally spacedY from the sides, of the block of The outer end of the bar I0 is bent vertically stone, whereupon the bar 28 is secured to bar I0 downward to provide a seat I5 between which by means of screws 3I which are screw threaded 55 lio Cil

- pressure' of the spring and away from If the letter spacing rule is to be used with-` out using the jaws Il and l2 for clamping the same on to the block of stone, in that case the bar I6 is fastened to the sheet 32 by means of.

set screws 33 to prevent displacement.

Operation The gauge is placed upon the top of the block of stone andthe handle I9 is moved outwardly against the pressure of the spring l5 for a slightJ distance, and the movable jaw I2 isv moved against the side of the stone until the plug 25 touches the same. The handle I9 is now released and the spring I6 will move the movable jaw i2 vagainst the block of stone and 'at thev same time swing the pressure member 23 of the movable jaw l2 slightly on its pivot 24 until the cam 36 limits further swinging movement, clamping the movable jaw I2 firmly in position on the bar I0. l

The gauge now .being clamped in position, the stone cutter may chip the edge as desired or he may manipulate the letter spacing rule, as above described. Torelease the gauge it is merely necessary Yto move the handlelS away from the stone to release the jaw Il from engagement therewith. The gauge may now be removed byy lifting the handle of the jaw Il, with the bar IEB connected thereto, so as'to pivot for an instant on plug 25 of the movable jaw.

means operative when the slidable jaw is moved against the side of the block of stone for clamping theslidable jaw `on the bar, and means forr moving ,Y the springA pressed jaw against Vthe the stone to release the gauge therefrom.

2. A stone cutters gauge comprising a flat bar, a jaw slidably mounted on the bar foren'- gaging one side of a block of stone, and a spring pressed jaw for engaging the opposite side, said slidable jaw comprising a bracket slidable on the upper face of the bar, a pressure member pivoted to the bracket and depending therefrom, and means for clamping the bar and bracket together, and manually operated means for movr and a cam fastened to the pressure member and adapted to clamp the bar and the bracket together, said spring pressed jaw including a second pressuremember depending from the bar, a spring tending to move the second pressure member toward the side of the stone, yand a handle for moving the second pressure member against the tension of the spring and away from the stone.V

4. A stone cutters gauge comprising a iiat bar, a jaw slidably mounted on the bar for engaging one side of a block of stone, a spring pressed jaw for engaging the Vopposite side, said spring pressed jaw including aY pressure member depending from the bar, and a handle connected to the .pressure member and extending above the bar, said handle and pressure memberv being mounted for limited slidable movement along the bar, and means limiting the movement of the pressure member toward the side of the stone.

5. A stone' cutters gauge comprising aat bar, a jaw slidably mounted on the bar for engaging one side of a block of stone, and a spring pressed jaw for engaging the opposite side, said slidable jaw including a bracket slidable on the upper face of the bar, a pressure member pivoted to the bracket and depending therefrom, said pressure member having a cam adapted to engage the under side of the bar for clamping the bar' and the bracket together, said` spring pressed jaw including a second Vpressure member depending from the bar and a handle integral therewith extending above the bar and pro- Y wardly to form a spring seat, a coiled spring mounted between the spring seat and the second pressure member, a bolt passing through the spring seat and secured to the second pressure member, and a nut on the bolt for adjusting the tension of the spring.

` WILLIAM B. OWENS. 

